GRE Word List

SUSTENANCE

means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living

The meaning of the word sustenance is means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living.

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WordMeaning
puerilejuvenile
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
arduoushard to accomplish or achieve : difficult
tureena deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served
imperilto bring into peril : endanger
strewto spread by scattering
tauntto reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at
tricksterone who tricks: such as
bara straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening)
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant